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WhatsApp

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959 articles decelerating

WhatsApp has appeared in 959 articles since 2015-01. Coverage peaked in 2025Q2 with 30 articles. Frequently mentioned alongside Facebook, Instagram, Meta, India.

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959
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Velocity
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growth rate
Acceleration
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velocity change
Sources
136
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Coverage Timeline

2026-04-16
Bloomberg 12 related

The European Commission issues a supplementary statement of objections threatening Meta with an interim ban on WhatsApp policies that allegedly block AI rivals

2026-03-14
Android Police 34 related

Meta says Instagram will no longer support end-to-end encrypted messages starting May 8, saying “very few people” were using E2EE in their DMs

Can you imagine a world where WhatsApp stops offering end-to-end encryption (E2EE)?  That's not happening, but a different Meta-owned company …

2026-03-13
Android Police 19 related

Meta says Instagram will no longer support end-to-end encrypted messages starting May 8, saying “very few people” were using E2EE in their DMs

Can you imagine a world where WhatsApp stops offering end-to-end encryption (E2EE)?  That's not happening, but a different Meta-owned company …

2026-03-12
TechCrunch 19 related

WhatsApp adds parent-managed accounts for users under the age of 13 and says the accounts will not get access to features like Meta AI, Channels, or Status

2026-03-11
TechCrunch 18 related

WhatsApp adds parent-managed accounts for users under the age of 13 and says the accounts will not get access to features like Meta AI, Channels, or Status

WhatsApp launched a new set of parent-supervised accounts for users under the age of 13 on Wednesday.

The Verge 50 related

Meta adds more scam detection tools: Facebook alerts for suspicious friend requests, WhatsApp device linking warnings, and advanced scam detection on Messenger

Users will be alerted about suspicious activities like unrecognized device linking and friend requests.

2026-03-05
Reuters 5 related

Meta agrees to let rival “general purpose AI chatbots” access WhatsApp for a fee in Europe for a 12-month period to avoid potential interim measures from the EU

Artificial intelligence rivals will be allowed on WhatsApp for a year, Meta Platforms (META.O) said …

2026-02-13
Reuters 26 related

Russia confirms it has blocked WhatsApp, citing Meta's “unwillingness to comply with Russian law”, and proposes that Russians switch to the state-owned Max app

U.S. messenger app WhatsApp, owned by Meta Platforms (META.O), has been completely blocked in Russia for failing …

2026-02-12
Reuters 19 related

Russia confirms it has blocked WhatsApp, citing Meta's “unwillingness to comply with Russian law”, and proposes that Russians switch to the state-owned Max app

U.S. messenger app WhatsApp, owned by Meta Platforms (META.O), has been completely blocked in Russia for failing …

Financial Times 33 related

Russia removes WhatsApp, Facebook, and Instagram from a Roskomnadzor-run online directory, essentially blocking them in the country, unless users rely on a VPN

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WhatsApp has appeared in 752 Techmeme articles since January 2015, making it one of the most-covered entities in the archive. The biggest stories include WhatsApp says it has enabled end-to-end encryption for all forms of communication on its... and FTC, in coalition with 46 state AGs, plus Guam and DC, sues Facebook, alleging Instagram.... Frequently covered alongside Facebook, Meta, Instagram, TechCrunch, and Android. Coverage has increasingly focused on regulation, safety themes.

Key Moments

2024Q2developer -8pts; research +8pts; funding -8pts
2024Q3enterprise -8pts; developer -8pts; research -8pts
2024Q4safety +12pts; developer +18pts; regulation +15pts

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